Studio (Portraits) Assignment- PROJECT PROPOSAL

Our practical summative assessment is to produce a series of three photographic portraits in the studio. These portraits being:
* a self portrait
* a single portrait
* and a group portrait

SELF PORTRAIT
My self portrait was the only portrait I was having trouble coming up with a concept for, however I think I've come up with an idea now.
I want to wear mostly white and softish colours, and be face on to the camera with a plate infront of me and a knife and fork in each hand. I want alot of random props surrounding me, just anything I can find, but I want there to be nothing on the plate.
For this picture, I want the lighting to be quite bright, perhaps hollywood lighting would be most appropriate.

SINGLE PORTRAIT

For my single portrait I have chosen to recreate and appropriate this magazine cover featuring Kate Moss. I will need to obtain a similar background and outfit for the model in order to achieve a similar photo. The figure is quite close to the background creating a fairly harsh shadow around the arms and body. By looking at the photo I assume there is a fairly front on lighting scheme, perhaps hollywood stylized. And I think there could even be hair lighting involved too.


GROUP PORTRAIT

For my group portrait I was inspired by the song 'Skeleton' by Bloc Party.
I plan on using three females and one male model who will wear black underwear and will be painted with skeleton bones.
I will have to use appropriate lighting to illuminate the make up without creating shine. I would also like to use a low-ish light source so as to make the picture moody and a little bit glum, while still remaining high fashion. I plan on getting the models to pose in such a way that creates depth of field and volume within the portrait.


[Imagse from : http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/10_02/moss2ID111007_800x1061.jpg
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Workshop 3 - Group Portrait

Camera: Canon 450D
ISO: 400
1/60
Main Light Reading F11



Our main challenge for this portrait was lighting everyone equally, without creating harsh shadows on the backdrop. We had to get the models to step forward from the set in order to achieve this as well as back lighting. Eventually we got correct light readings and our image turned out correctly exposed.

Studio lighting ; 2 models.

Lighting two people for a portrait proved to be difficult initially, we needed to ensure that by lighting one person correctly that we were not shadowing the other person in the pair. Essentially, depending on what kind of picture you are going for, both members will need to be lit equally. Different lighting was appropriate for different poses too. It worked to get the models to move around to ensure there was less shadowing etc, and that the right aspects of the person were in the light. We got the hang of it after a while, however still required alot of help from Arata. It get's easier as it goes on.

Cannon 450 D.
1/30
ISO 200

HEAD AND SHOULDER:
Main light reading: F11 1/2
Shaded light reading: F11 1/2
Difference in stops: NONE






3/4 BODY:
Incident light reading: F11
Main light reading: F5.,6
Background reading F22








FULL BODY: (I do believe I had my camera on the wrong setting for this series as my camera says all these images are different Fstops but I can't see much of a difference in exposure)
Main light reading: F11
Shaded light reading: F5.6
Difference in stops: 2
Lighting ratio: 4:1

Single Portraits

This lesson was focused on lighting single portraits. We used different types of lighting on each individual, and then shot at different f stops to create different exposures. Once the lighting has been set up accordingly (Using the sheet to make sure we were doing it properly, then asking Arata for comfirmation, and getting light meter readings) it was just a matter of point and shoot. There was a lot of fiddling around to get the required effects from each lighting set up at the beggining of each shot, but taking the portraits was easy in the end. I think we did pretty well, although it took a long time to get there.

Short Lighting - Sarah

1 stop under (F11)

1/3 stop under (F9.0)

Correctly Exposed (F8)

1/3 stop over (F7.1)

1 stop over (F5.6)


Hollywood - Prue

1 stop under (F11)

1/3 stop under (F9)

Correctly exposed (F8)


1/3 stop over (F7.1)


1 stop over (F5.6)


Rembrandt - Kelly

1 stop under (F11)


1/3 stop under (F9)


Correctly exposed (F8)



1/3 stop over (F7.1)



1 stop over (F5.6)




Rembrandt - Ducky

1 stop under (F11)


1/3 stop under (F9)



Correctly exposed (F8)


1/3 stop over (F7.1)

1 stop over (F5.6)